<s>
8realms	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
Browser	B-General_Concept
based	I-General_Concept
empire-building	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
real-time	I-Protocol
strategy	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Jagex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
internally	O
developed	O
MMORTS	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
second	O
published	O
MMORTS	B-Protocol
,	O
after	O
War	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Legends	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
8Realms	B-Protocol
closed	O
beta	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
5	O
May	O
2011	O
as	O
Jagex	O
's	O
first	O
HTML-based	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagex	O
shut	O
down	O
8Realms	B-Protocol
1	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
having	O
met	O
only	O
10%	O
of	O
their	O
sales	O
target	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagex	O
CEO	O
Mark	O
Gerhard	O
released	O
a	O
closure	O
statement	O
on	O
the	O
8Realms	B-Protocol
website	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
We	O
have	O
decided	O
to	O
withdraw	O
8Realms	B-Protocol
from	O
the	O
market	O
on	O
the	O
1st	O
of	O
July	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
reasons	O
,	O
chief	O
amongst	O
those	O
was	O
to	O
focus	O
sharply	O
on	O
our	O
three	O
priorities	O
for	O
this	O
year	O
namely	O
continuing	O
to	O
grow	O
RuneScape	O
,	O
developing	O
a	O
great	O
Transformers	O
MMO	O
and	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
another	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
currently	O
a	O
closely	O
guarded	O
secret	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
know	O
that	O
this	O
news	O
will	O
be	O
disappointing	O
to	O
many	O
of	O
you	O
and	O
I	O
want	O
to	O
express	O
my	O
sincere	O
thanks	O
to	O
everyone	O
who	O
has	O
taken	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
8Realms	B-Protocol
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
enjoyed	O
8Realms	B-Protocol
then	O
I	O
think	O
you	O
'll	O
probably	O
love	O
War	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Legends	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
strategy	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
ancient	O
mythology	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Feudal	O
Lord	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
a	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
build	O
mighty	O
empires	O
,	O
manage	O
resources	O
,	O
and	O
build	O
armies	O
to	O
conquer	O
their	O
enemies	O
,	O
similar	O
like	O
in	O
8Realms	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
account	O
to	O
War	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Legends	I-Protocol
and	O
will	O
have	O
this	O
completed	O
before	O
the	O
1st	O
July	O
when	O
8Realms	B-Protocol
will	O
go	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
again	O
thank	O
you	O
sincerely	O
for	O
your	O
support	O
,	O
we	O
hope	O
to	O
see	O
you	O
all	O
in	O
War	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Legends	I-Protocol
soon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
8	O
ages	O
in	O
8Realms	B-Protocol
:	O
Ancient	O
,	O
Classical	O
,	O
Feudal	O
,	O
Renaissance	O
,	O
Imperial	O
,	O
Industrial	O
,	O
Modern	O
and	O
Future	O
(	O
though	O
Future	O
was	O
unreachable	O
in	O
the	O
closed	O
beta	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resources	O
in	O
8realms	B-Protocol
may	O
become	O
obsolete	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
another	O
resource	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
not	O
exceed	O
more	O
than	O
5	O
resources	O
including	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Military	O
in	O
8realms	B-Protocol
requires	O
minimal	O
resource	O
to	O
build	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
a	O
considerable	O
upkeep	O
on	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unique	O
to	O
the	O
browser	B-General_Concept
based	I-General_Concept
online	O
strategy	O
genre	O
;	O
once	O
a	O
winner	O
is	O
declared	O
,	O
the	O
contest	O
is	O
officially	O
ended	O
and	O
everyone	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
start	O
over	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
round	O
(	O
server	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
store	O
"	O
interface	O
is	O
also	O
added	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
buy	O
micro-transactions	B-General_Concept
and	O
gain	O
various	O
in-game	O
bonus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
final	O
wonder	O
was	O
completed	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
Game	B-Application
Over	I-Application
for	O
other	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
server	O
with	O
the	O
message	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
the	O
major	O
difference	O
is	O
that	O
once	O
the	O
final	O
wonder	O
was	O
completed	O
,	O
apocalypse	B-Application
begins	O
with	O
self-aware	O
nanobots	O
taking	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaining	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
building	O
"	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
"	I-Application
starship	O
to	O
escape	O
or	O
allow	O
the	O
nanobots	O
to	O
assimilate	O
their	O
emperies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
8Realms	B-Protocol
won	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
on	O
MPOGD	O
.	O
</s>
